Rockwood on Backorder

bob.bud

I ordered 5 bags of Rockwood from Firecraft on 9/12 and received a backorder notification yesterday (9/14) indicating that they expected to have stock to fill my order on 9/28.

Jeremiah

Great. And I'm out. Was trying to wait till Friday to make an order. 

stemc33

Sorry, I must of got the last bags. Placed my order on 9/10 and it shipped 9/11. Scheduled to arrive Thursday. Waiting on a backorder sucks 

stlcharcoal

Hmmmmm......on it.  Will check on it tomorrow.

RLS

Ordered 6 bags, estimated in stock date is October 1st. I have enough in my bunker to hold me, but it will be cutting it close. Yikes!!!

GATraveller

I'm out.  Heading to Ace this afternoon.

stlcharcoal

Something got screwed up in their PO system..... we have charcoal already enroute.

Their system gives us two weeks from the date of the PO, so two weeks from yesterday was Oct 1.  It will be there long before that. 

jak7028

I got in just in time, got two bags last week. 

I do have a question though.

I usually use Fogo, from Amazon, and I have been happy.  They raised the price of the 35# bad by about $10, so I figured I would give Rockwood a try after reading about it on here.

Haven't used it yet, but did open one of the bags.  Most of the pieces are long and flat, looks like broken fence pickets basically.  Was real surprised, I am used to baseball and softball size pieces from Fogo.

Not only will they be hard to pile, but I would imagine would burn a lot quicker due to being very thin and having a lot of surface area.

I have not looked at the second bag, but is my first bag usual for Rockwood?  I will use both bags before I form an opinion on them, but first impression was not good.

DoubleEgger

GATraveller said:

I'm out.  Heading to Ace this afternoon.

Out??? That blasphemy! I get the jitters when I drop below a half dozen bags. 

GATraveller

DoubleEgger said:

GATraveller said:

I'm out.  Heading to Ace this afternoon.

Out??? That blasphemy! I get the jitters when I drop below a half dozen bags. 

My life has been upside down lately and haven't thought to look.....I'm ashamed.

jtcBoynton

jak7028 said:

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Not only will they be hard to pile, but I would imagine would burn a lot quicker due to being very thin and having a lot of surface area.

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In an unlimited air supply situation, yes the surface area would lead to faster burning. Under controlled air flow conditions, the size of the fire is limited to how much air you let into the egg and the surface area is not that important.  If you control the temp, you are controlling the size of the fire, which means you are controlling how fast the charcoal is consumed.

buzd504

jak7028 said:

I usually use Fogo, from Amazon, and I have been happy.  They raised the price of the 35# bad by about $10, so I figured I would give Rockwood a try after reading about it on here.

Fogo was $51/35# last I checked.  I'm a lump snob, but I won't even pay that much.

You will love Rockwood, despite your first impressions.

nolaegghead

@jtcBoynton <=what he said

dougcrann

DoubleEgger said:

GATraveller said:

I'm out.  Heading to Ace this afternoon.

Out??? That blasphemy! I get the jitters when I drop below a half dozen bags. 

Unloaded my truck last night, have been hauling around a dozen 40 pound bags of Mesquite for 2 months now... 

DaveRichardson

Those long, skinny pieces are great for stacking on the bottom of the firebox to bridge the holes in the iron disk.  Keeps the small chips from fouling the holes and limiting airflow.  I love those pieces for building my lump stack in the firebox.

jak7028

buzd504 said:

jak7028 said:

I usually use Fogo, from Amazon, and I have been happy.  They raised the price of the 35# bad by about $10, so I figured I would give Rockwood a try after reading about it on here.

Fogo was $51/35# last I checked.  I'm a lump snob, but I won't even pay that much.

You will love Rockwood, despite your first impressions.

I agree on the current price of Fogo being too high.  When I started buying it about a year ago, it was about $35 for the 35# bag, and free shipping.  Amazon prices always fluctuate, but that is about a 35% increase.

JTC - thanks for that explanation, that makes sense on controlling the burning.  Hopefully also, I just got a bad bag.  I could see some pieces like what I got mixed in, just not 75% of the bag.  

Also, in shipping, i know the pieces break up some, and you end up with dust/fragments in the bottom.  Seems like there was a lot in this specific bag.  Not sure if it was due to rough shipping or the kind of pieces it was were more prone to breaking and chipping apart.  

stlcharcoal

jak7028 said:

Haven't used it yet, but did open one of the bags.  Most of the pieces are long and flat, looks like broken fence pickets basically.  Was real surprised, I am used to baseball and softball size pieces from Fogo.

Most domestic hardwood charcoals are made from slab wood--the cuts that the timber mills couldn't use.  But there are occasionally some cord wood pieces and larger chunks from big knots and the curvy branches that cannot be used.  But most piece start out as long board like slabs.  There is no way the DNR would ever approve a charcoal company to go cut down trees for fuel......even if they did, no one could ever afford it.

Lump coming in from central and south America is coming from the whole tree.  They harvest whole trees for fuel in those cultures since they don't have a electrical grid and such.  Steel mills, heating, cooking, etc......they use a ton of charcoal.  In fact, the North America is in the single digits when it comes to world wide charcoal production.  Africa and South America are the largest, and Russia comes right after that.

Whether it's a slab or a huge chunk or a little chunk, it's going to burn the same as long as you throttle the O2 getting to it. 

johnkitchens

I need to reorder as well. I am glad Firecraft will have it when I do. 

DaveRichardson

Dang, @stlcharcoal.....  Great shot of the yard!  That's be a fun yard to take some photos for backgrounds, screensavers, etc....  Yes, I'm a camera nerd, too!

Ladeback69

@stlcharcoal, its great having on the forum Jonathan.  Love the lump.  A at KC BBQ Source far me this a few months back.  It's on the back of my truck window.

stlcharcoal

The truck showing halfway between Columbus and Pittsburg on I-70.....hammer is down, good buddy.  They'll have those backorders shipped soon.  Thanks and sorry for the delay.

Sea2Ski

Good to know that when I send my in-laws to Firecraft next week, they will have it in stock.

Mattman3969

Don't all you people know that RW sparks like fireworks and is full of unusable fines???









Just kidding  . You'll be happy you got it!!

clifkincaid

I've read enough about this so called RW being the best. Well I just placed a order for a bag and a couple bags of oak. Guess when I get it I will finally be able to voice my opinion about it.

bob.bud

Finally, an update. 

This afternoon I received a text alert that my credit card was charged for the 5 bags of lump I ordered on 9/15.

Tonight, an email from FedEx indicating that my lump will be delivered this Wednesday.

Wednesday is turning out to be a nice delivery day with these items due:

1. Lump is delivered
2. Permatex Ultra Copper from Amazon for my Rutland install
3. Burr coffee grinder to get a more consistent grind on my coffee beans

DoubleEgger

stlcharcoal said:

The truck showing halfway between Columbus and Pittsburg on I-70.....hammer is down, good buddy.  They'll have those backorders shipped soon.  Thanks and sorry for the delay.

bill37

I got RO at Wal-Mart Saturday. An 8# bag for $6.75, they had plenty. 

RiverRatSkier

stemc33 said:

Sorry, I must of got the last bags. Placed my order on 9/10 and it shipped 9/11. Scheduled to arrive Thursday. Waiting on a backorder sucks 

I ordered 5 bags on 9/11.  I am right between you and @bob.bud.  Got mine last week.  Sorry bob!

bo31210

DoubleEgger said:

stlcharcoal said:

The truck showing halfway between Columbus and Pittsburg on I-70.....hammer is down, good buddy.  They'll have those backorders shipped soon.  Thanks and sorry for the delay.

I still have one of those license plates from my 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme!

Ladeback69

bo31210 said:

DoubleEgger said:

stlcharcoal said:

The truck showing halfway between Columbus and Pittsburg on I-70.....hammer is down, good buddy.  They'll have those backorders shipped soon.  Thanks and sorry for the delay.

I still have one of those license plates from my 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme!

Man, I wanted one of those cars so bad when I was 13, but settled for a 77 Grand Prix when I turned 16.  Could of had a 79 Camaro Rally Sport with a 350 and a 4 speed, but my step dad said you aren't getting that car.  My comment was, I have the money and said that didn't matter.  Still got in trouble with the Grand Prix.

bob.bud

100 pounds of lump arrived safe and sound. Never will I be caught short again.